Natural catastrophes including extreme weather events globally have caused an estimated $260 billion in damage so far this year according to a new study.
Residents inspect damage to a marina as boats are partially submerged in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Fla., on Sept. 29. Natural catastrophes including extreme weather events globally have caused an estimated $260 billion in damage so far this year, according to. Of those losses, $115 billion were insured, which is 42% higher than the 10-year average of $81 billion in insured losses.
There are several factors influencing that rising cost, including increasing high-end development in vulnerable areas such as oceanfront property and climate change, which is causing more severe heat waves, droughts, hurricanes, rain storms and“Extreme weather events have led to high insured losses in 2022, underpinning a risk on the rise and unfolding on every continent,” said Martin Bertogg, head of catastrophe perils at Swiss Re, in the report.
The most expensive disaster in 2022 was Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 hurricane that hit Florida’s west coast with a 10-foot storm surge and winds in excess of 140 mph. Swiss Re estimates Ian caused $50 billion to $65 billion in losses, making it the second-most expensive natural disaster for insurers after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, which devastated Louisiana.
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